Monthly Archives: May 2001
Fast Facts Matrix: May 28, 2001
Vivendi Buys Mp3.ComVivendi Universal last week acquired online music trailblazer MP3.com for $372 million in cash and stock. Vivendi, which owns Universal Music Group,...
Wireless Hits the Big League
In a sweeping move to get wireless technology off the bench and onto the field, IBM Corp. is calling on its solutions provider partners...
Wireless Gear Companies Seek New Channels
Broadband wireless gear makers are setting their sights on different markets now that one fixed broadband wireless segment in the U.S. is quickly disappearing.Last...
Pulling the Strings for E-Biz Synergy
On the brink of codependency, voice carriers and next-generation service providers are beginning to work together to learn how to recognize and address the...
E-Seminar Update: Wireless Lans
What happens when two WLANs end up in the same location?If two 802.11b WLANs are set up in close proximity to each other, clients...
Ericsson Forges On
Instability in the wireless industry is vexing leading vendors such as Ericsson AB, but despite deep personnel cuts and gloomy product forecasts, officials said...
Riding Out the Twists and (Down)Turns
In a cab from Austins Bergstrom Airport, the driver told us that with the slowdown at Dell, it was tough to make $100 for...
Bluetooth Wireless Quietly Gains Support
This time, Bluetooth backers are determined not to turn the hype machine up full blast. As a result, even some of its biggest supporters...
New Business Model: Forsythe Solutions
Tried and True With visions of dot-com dollars dancing in their heads, some solutions providers were all too eager to dump the old ways...
Enterprises, Venture Pros Team Up
Venture capitalists and corporate executives. In many ways, they seem worlds apart. Venture capitalists are typically entrepreneurs who embrace new ideas and business models...